{"product_id":"multiculturalism-and-diversity-9781405190657","title":"Multiculturalism and Diversity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticulturalism and Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the ways in which history and identity inform each other, and examines the politics of culture as well as the politics of cultural identities within the U.S.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the basic proposition that each of us is a unique multicultural human being and that culture affects individual self-definition, experience, behavior, and social interaction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoves from early simple definitions of multiculturalism to more complex understandings focused on culture as learned, teachable (shared), and fluid\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses a critical approach to the study of culture and personal identity that is informed by historical and social factors and an appreciation of their interaction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the various cultural threads within the mosaic of a person''s multicultural self such as sexual identity, gender, social class, and ethnicity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will enjoy its clarity, succinctness, and current examples. A timely contribution, the book can enrich training for research or practice and should prove valuable for anyone interested in culture and diversity.\" (Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \"For instructors and researchers looking for new and better ways to define and describe the difficult constructs of culture, diversity, and multiculturalism, \u003ci\u003eMulticulturalism and Diversity \u003c\/i\u003elives up to the task....... Furthermore, its individual chapters may serve as helpful stand-alone treatises on the four major cultural groups.\" (PsycCRITIQUES\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eSeptember 15, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"A very good introduction for academics and (separately) the truly provincial for whom college is the first step out of their cultural womb.\" (\u003ci\u003ePrometheus 6\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: The Multicultural Person.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMulticultural Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpretive Lenses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersons and Communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Proposed Social Psychological Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions and Common Themes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture is Part of Human Biology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversity of Cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpiricism and Social Constructions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Ethnicity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRace and Racism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnicity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Gender.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferences in Relative Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultures of Gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteractions with Ethnicity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender Salience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Social Class.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing Social Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnequal Access to Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking-Class and Low-Income Families.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Middle Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rich.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving On.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Sexual Identity Cultures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeterosexual Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual Minority Cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Cultural Mosaic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiverse Cultural Communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Identities: How Do I Describe Myself?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicting Identities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Intersections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Some Implications for Research and Practice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Now?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407923192151,"sku":"9781405190657","price":31.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405190657.jpg?v=1730500969","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/multiculturalism-and-diversity-9781405190657","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}